Holland & Bastogne 1944–45
Elsenborn Ridge
D-Day · The Bulge · northern shoulder
GuideHolland & Bastogne 1944–45
AreaNorthern Ardennes & the cemeteries
TypeD-Day · The Bulge · northern shoulder
Time to allow1 h
LocationExact spot known
GPS50.46300, 6.23000
The story
Where the 2nd and 99th Divisions stopped the 6th Panzer Army — the shoulder that held.
What to look for
Open ridge; memorials at Rocherath-Krinkelt.
Nearby sites
- Baugnez crossroads — Malmedy massacre memorial · 13 km
- December 44 Museum, La Gleize · 28 km
- Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery · 35 km
- Clervaux — castle & museum · 48 km
- Houffalize — the Panther · 49 km
- Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten · 50 km
All 48 sites in Holland & Bastogne 1944–45 →
Easy Company: Holland & Bastogne
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge, following Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne: Hell's Highway, Nijmegen and the Island, the Bois Jacques at Bastogne, the cemeteries of the Ardennes and Haguenau in Alsace.
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